Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-26
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

The collections of internal revenue
during the first eight months of the fiscal
year, ending June 80, 1887, was S74,24S, 1868,
being $917607 less than the collections
during the corresponding period Of the last
fiscal year. There was decrease Of
3d. ,956 in the receipts from spirits, an
increase Of $685., go on tobacco, an increase
of 81, 313, FOB on fermented liquors, an
increase Of 800 On miscellaneous, and a
decrease ! e OF $5S,7A on penalties a The
O63 less than for February, 1885,
A riot broke out at Detroit, Mich,
on Sunday between the factions of st. Alber-
tus Polish Roman Catholic church. Since
the troubles of a year ago the church has
been closed, but a rumOr that the church
was to be reopened aroused the adherents,
the deposed Priest, Kolasinski, and nearly
800 ragged and stormed about the police
who We're guarding the church. Half a
dozen policemen were badly hurt and
some of the Poles. The convent windows
were badly smashed with bricks, when the
assailants were dispersed.
The village of Chautauqua, n Y,
was almost destroyed by fire Sunday,
night, which broke out in an unoccupied
building and spread so rapidly that the
local fire company could not cope with it.
Reports are meager owing to the fact that
cation and the telephone office burned,
Seventeen buildings burned including
large new summer hotel.
An Ottawa, Ont, dispatch states that
another addition has been made to the fish
cries protection feet, the department of
marine and fisheries completing at Shell
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schooner OF les tons burden, to be used as
cruiser next summer. This is taken as
another indication of vigorous protection
on the part of the dominion government.
The Republican state convention of
Rhode Island on the 10th, renominated all
the present incumbents of the state offices
and among the resolutions adopted was one
endorsing the action of the state Senate in
passing resolution submitting TO the
electors proposed amendment to the state
constitution abolishing the real estate quail
ification as prerequisite for voting"
Instructions have been issued to the
superintendent of the ife-saving districts
embracing the lakes to man their stations
and to put them into operation at the
opening Of navigation. Stations in the
lower districts will begin operations April
l, and the others between that date and the
18th proximo.
On the goth the business section of
Rock Hill, S. c., was almost wiped out by
fire. The loss is S14O, 900 with about 100000
insurance. The Durham distillery, at Cow
ington, KY, with 1000 barrels Of bonded
whisky, was also destroyed, and one en-
ploye fatally injured. The insurance ag-
gregates 900.
Fire, from unknown cause destroyed
the Voorhees, cotton shed at Memphis
Tenn, at 1 80 a. NJ, on the 18th. Thirteen
hundred bales Of cotton were burned with
the loss of $4,000 and insurance reaching
about SAC, 900.
An engine went off a trestle on the
Marietta Mineral R. R., 70 miles from Par
kersburg. W. Va, on the 10Th, falling into
chasm 80 feet below: The three men on
the engine were dashed to death.
At Palestine, Texas, on the 21st, the
Democratic convention to nominate a
successor to Senator Reagan, on the 272
ballot unanimously nominated William II.
Martin. =
On the 10th half of the business part
OF Blackville, S. c., and some dwellings
were burned. Loss nearly 100000; insur-
ance between 600 and $4,000.
The legislatures of the States of Ohio
and Missouri have adjourned, much to the
satisfaction of the people thereof.